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==Biology== | ==Biology== | ||
[[File:Gyarados Mouth Closed.png|thumb|left|230px|Gyarados with its mouth closed]] | |||
Gyarados is a serpentine Chinese dragon-like Pokémon. It is mostly blue, with a yellow underbelly and yellow spots along its body. It has a three-pointed, dark blue crest on its head and four white, dorsal fins. Its mouth is very large and gaping, bearing four canine teeth. It has one barbel on each side of its face. The barbels are white on a female and the same color as the main body on a male. Gyarados's tailfin is similar in structure to the crest on its head, except with a thin, white fin spread between the points. | Gyarados is a serpentine Chinese dragon-like Pokémon. It is mostly blue, with a yellow underbelly and yellow spots along its body. It has a three-pointed, dark blue crest on its head and four white, dorsal fins. Its mouth is very large and gaping, bearing four canine teeth. It has one barbel on each side of its face. The barbels are white on a female and the same color as the main body on a male. Gyarados's tailfin is similar in structure to the crest on its head, except with a thin, white fin spread between the points. | ||
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==In the anime== | ==In the anime== | ||
===In the main series=== | ===In the main series=== | ||
[[File:Gyarados | [[File:Misty Gyarados.png|thumb|250px|left|Gyarados in the {{pkmn|anime}}]] | ||
[[File:Lance Red Gyarados.png|thumb| | [[File:Lance Red Gyarados.png|thumb|250px|left|Shiny Gyarados in the {{pkmn|anime}}]] | ||
[[File:Mega Gyarados | [[File:Misty Mega Gyarados.png|thumb|250px|right|Mega Gyarados in the {{pkmn|anime}}]] | ||
[[File:Lysandre Mega Gyarados.png|thumb| | [[File:Lysandre Mega Gyarados.png|thumb|250px|right|Shiny Mega Gyarados in the {{pkmn|anime}}]] | ||
====Major appearances==== | ====Major appearances==== | ||
=====[[James's Gyarados]]===== | =====[[James's Gyarados]]===== | ||
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=====[[Misty's Gyarados]]===== | =====[[Misty's Gyarados]]===== | ||
{{an|Misty}} obtained a Gyarados after passing the [[Pokémon Inspection Agency|PIA]] test in ''[[SS002|Cerulean Blues]]''. Prior to the test, Misty was terrified of Gyarados, but in order to pass the test, she had to overcome her fear of it. In the end, she calmed and kept the Gyarados. | {{an|Misty}} obtained a Gyarados after passing the [[Pokémon Inspection Agency|PIA]] test in ''[[SS002|Cerulean Blues]]''. Prior to the test, Misty was terrified of Gyarados, but in order to pass the test, she had to overcome her fear of it. In the end, she calmed and kept the Gyarados. In ''[[SM043|When Regions Collide!]]'', it was revealed that it can [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]] into Mega Gyarados. | ||
=====[[Red Gyarados]]===== | =====[[Red Gyarados]]===== | ||
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Groups of Gyarados were seen from within a submarine disguised as or styled after a Gyarados by [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]'' shortly before the onset of a massive, annual tidal wave celebrated by local surfers who were apparently not aware of the annual migration. According to James, the Gyarados gathered each year in this location to lay their eggs. | Groups of Gyarados were seen from within a submarine disguised as or styled after a Gyarados by [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]'' shortly before the onset of a massive, annual tidal wave celebrated by local surfers who were apparently not aware of the annual migration. According to James, the Gyarados gathered each year in this location to lay their eggs. | ||
In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', a Gyarados owned by [[Fergus]] was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}}. Fergus attacked Mewtwo with Gyarados's Hyper Beam, but Mewtwo turned the attack back on it, knocking the Gyarados out. The Gyarados clone | In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', a Gyarados owned by [[Fergus]] was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}}. Fergus attacked Mewtwo with Gyarados's Hyper Beam, but Mewtwo turned the attack back on it, knocking the Gyarados out. The Gyarados clone reappeared in ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]''. Before Mewtwo appeared, Ash commented that he heard that Gyarados were hard to train. | ||
Two Gyarados appeared in ''[[EP206|The Joy of Water Pokémon]]''. One was an inhabitant of [[Lake Lucid]], while the other one was being treated by [[Nurse Joy]] for neck problems. | Two Gyarados appeared in ''[[EP206|The Joy of Water Pokémon]]''. One was an inhabitant of [[Lake Lucid]], while the other one was being treated by [[Nurse Joy]] for neck problems. | ||
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[[Trinity]] used a Gyarados in her battle against Misty in the Whirl Cup in ''[[EP217|The Perfect Match!]]''. It reappeared in a flashback in ''[[EP226|Espeon, Not Included]]''. | [[Trinity]] used a Gyarados in her battle against Misty in the Whirl Cup in ''[[EP217|The Perfect Match!]]''. It reappeared in a flashback in ''[[EP226|Espeon, Not Included]]''. | ||
Clair's Gyarados debuted alongside her in ''[[EP251|Beauty is Skin Deep]]''. It was later used in her battle against Ash in ''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]''. | [[Clair]]'s Gyarados debuted alongside her in ''[[EP251|Beauty is Skin Deep]]''. It was later used in her battle against Ash in ''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]'', where it was defeated by {{AP|Pikachu}}. | ||
A Gyarados appeared in ''[[DP047|Sandshrew's Locker!]]''. | A Gyarados appeared in ''[[DP047|Sandshrew's Locker!]]''. | ||
A Gyarados appeared in ''[[DP083|A Crasher Course in Power!]]'', under the ownership of [[Crasher Wake]]. It battled in his Gym match against Ash, but it was defeated by Pikachu. | |||
A Gyarados appeared in [[SS027]]. | |||
A Gyarados that can [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]] into Mega Gyarados debuted in ''[[SS029|Mega Evolution Special I]]'', battling a {{me|Abomasnow}}. | A Gyarados that can [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]] into Mega Gyarados debuted in ''[[SS029|Mega Evolution Special I]]'', battling a {{me|Abomasnow}}. | ||
A {{Shiny}} Gyarados that can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados appeared | A {{Shiny}} Gyarados that can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados appeared in ''[[XY133|Coming Apart at the Dreams!]]'', under the ownership of [[Lysandre]]. | ||
====Minor appearances==== | ====Minor appearances==== | ||
Gyarados debuted in a cameo appearance in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]''. It was swimming by in a river that {{Ash}} had jumped into to avoid being chased by a flock of {{p|Spearow}}. | Gyarados debuted in a cameo appearance in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]''. It was seen swimming by in a river that {{Ash}} had jumped into to avoid being chased by a flock of {{p|Spearow}}. | ||
Gyarados | A Gyarados appeared in the banned episode [[EP035]]. | ||
A Gyarados appeared in ''[[EP069|Lights, Camera, Quack-tion]]'', as part of the cast for the movie "{{DL|Movies in the Pokémon world|Pokémon in Love}}". | A Gyarados appeared in ''[[EP069|Lights, Camera, Quack-tion]]'', as part of the cast for the movie "{{DL|Movies in the Pokémon world|Pokémon in Love}}". | ||
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A Gyarados appeared in ''[[EP083|Poké Ball Peril]]''. | A Gyarados appeared in ''[[EP083|Poké Ball Peril]]''. | ||
[[Nurse Joy]] | [[Nurse Joy]] befriended a {{pkmn2|giant}} Magikarp that later evolved into Gyarados in ''[[EP092|The Joy of Pokémon]]''. Despite Magikarp being giant, it was regular-sized as a {{DL|Nurse Joy|Gyarados}}. | ||
Multiple Gyarados | Multiple Gyarados appeared in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''. | ||
The Magikarp that [[Dr. Quackenpoker]] had been observing evolved into Gyarados in ''[[EP109|The Wacky Watcher!]]''. | The Magikarp that [[Dr. Quackenpoker]] had been observing evolved into Gyarados in ''[[EP109|The Wacky Watcher!]]''. | ||
A Gyarados | A Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in ''[[EP116|The Rivalry Revival]]''. | ||
A Gyarados appeared in ''[[EP170|A Better Pill to Swallow]]'' as part of {{an|Brock}}'s fantasy. | A Gyarados appeared in ''[[EP170|A Better Pill to Swallow]]'' as part of {{an|Brock}}'s fantasy. | ||
A Gyarados made a brief appearance in ''[[EP180|Houndoom's Special Delivery]]'' where it splashed away {{p|Houndoom}} and [[Misty's Togepi]]. | A Gyarados made a brief appearance in ''[[EP180|Houndoom's Special Delivery]]'', where it splashed away {{p|Houndoom}} and [[Misty's Togepi]]. | ||
A Gyarados | A Gyarados appeared in ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]''. It briefly reappeared in a montage in ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'', which chronicled the preceding nine movies. | ||
[[Lance]] | A Gyarados appeared in ''[[EP216|Dueling Heroes]]''. | ||
[[Lance]] owns a normal Gyarados, but not much is known about this one, as its only appearance was in {{jo|Marina}}'s fantasy in ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]''. | |||
A Gyarados was one of the Pokémon living in [[Lake Slowpoke]] in ''[[EP244|Enlighten Up!]]''. | A Gyarados was one of the Pokémon living in [[Lake Slowpoke]] in ''[[EP244|Enlighten Up!]]''. | ||
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A Gyarados appeared in {{Gary}}'s explanation in ''[[EP272|Johto Photo Finish]]''. | A Gyarados appeared in {{Gary}}'s explanation in ''[[EP272|Johto Photo Finish]]''. | ||
A Gyarados appeared in ''[[SS001|A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!]]'', under the ownership of [[Lola]]. | |||
Four Gyarados appeared in ''[[SS018|The Search for the Legend]]'' where they were driven away by {{OBP|Silver|SS018}}'s {{p|Salamence}}. | Four Gyarados appeared in ''[[SS018|The Search for the Legend]]'', where they were driven away by {{OBP|Silver|SS018}}'s {{p|Salamence}}. | ||
A Gyarados made a brief cameo as a thief in ''[[SS020|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'' and ''[[SS021|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]''. | A Gyarados made a brief cameo appearance as a thief in ''[[SS020|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]]'' and ''[[SS021|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness]]''. | ||
A Gyarados appeared in ''[[AG169|Talking a Good Game!]]'' where [[Salon Maiden Anabel]] helped its problem. | A Gyarados appeared in ''[[AG169|Talking a Good Game!]]'', where [[Salon Maiden Anabel]] helped it with its problem. | ||
A Gyarados appeared in ''[[DP033|All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!]]'' | A Gyarados appeared in ''[[DP033|All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!]]'', in which it participated in the [[Pokémon Dress-Up Contest]]. | ||
A Gyarados | A Gyarados was used by one of the students of [[Pokémon Summer Academy]] in the second leg of the [[Pokémon Triathlon]] in ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!]]''. | ||
A Gyarados {{m|Hyper Beam|blasted Team Rocket}} away in ''[[DP138|Strategy Begins at Home!]]''. | A Gyarados {{m|Hyper Beam|blasted Team Rocket}} away in ''[[DP138|Strategy Begins at Home!]]''. | ||
A Gyarados made a cameo appearance in the opening sequence of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''. | |||
A Gyarados appeared in ''[[BW141|Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!]]''. | |||
A Gyarados appeared in ''[[XY001|Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!]]''. | |||
A Gyarados and its Mega Evolved form appeared during the opening sequence of ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''. | |||
A Gyarados appeared in ''[[ | A Gyarados appeared in ''[[SM028|Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!]]'', where it was seen playing [[Baseball|Pokémon Base]]. | ||
A Gyarados appeared in [[ | A Mega Gyarados appeared during a fantasy in ''[[SM033|Big Sky, Small Fry!]]''. | ||
A Gyarados appeared in ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''. | |||
A wild Gyarados appeared in ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]'', where it scared {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Lillie}}, and {{an|Mallow}}. | |||
Three Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in ''[[SM043|When Regions Collide!]]''. | |||
====Pokédex entries==== | ====Pokédex entries==== | ||
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{{Animedexbody|EP016|Gyarados|Ash's Pokédex|Gyarados. This Pokémon has a vicious temperament, so use extreme caution. Its fangs can crush stones and its scales are harder than steel.}} | {{Animedexbody|EP016|Gyarados|Ash's Pokédex|Gyarados. This Pokémon has a vicious temperament, so use extreme caution. Its fangs can crush stones and its scales are harder than steel.}} | ||
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|original|Kanto}} | {{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|original|Kanto}} | ||
{{Animedexheader|Alola}} | |||
[[File:Honedge Lunatone Gyarados Talonflame Salamence PG.png|thumb|left| | {{Animedexbody|SM043|Gyarados|Rotom Pokédex|Gyarados, the Atrocious Pokémon. A {{t|Water}} and {{t|Flying}} type. Rumors exist of a town that made Gyarados angry. That town was burned to the ground in one night, leaving no trace.}} | ||
[[File:Red Gyarados PG.png|thumb| | {{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|''Sun & Moon''|Alola}} | ||
[[File:Honedge Lunatone Gyarados Talonflame Salamence PG.png|thumb|left|220px|Gyarados in [[Pokémon Generations]]]] | |||
[[File:Red Gyarados PG.png|thumb|220px|Shiny Gyarados in [[Pokémon Generations]]]] | |||
===In Pokémon Generations=== | ===In Pokémon Generations=== | ||
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====Other==== | ====Other==== | ||
A Gyarados appeared during a flashback in ''[[PG18|The Redemption]]'' as one of the many Pokémon fighting in the great war of [[Kalos]], | A Gyarados appeared during a flashback in ''[[PG18|The Redemption]]'' as one of the many Pokémon fighting in the great war of [[Kalos]] 3,000 years previously. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
==In the manga== | ==In the manga== | ||
[[File:Misty Gyarados EToP.png|thumb|200px|Gyarados in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]]] | [[File:Misty Gyarados EToP.png|thumb|200px|Gyarados in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]]] | ||
===In the movie adaptations=== | |||
A Gyarados appeared in ''[[Get Fired Up, Marshadow!]]'', under the ownership of [[Borosue]]. | |||
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga=== | ===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga=== | ||
{{main|Misty's Gyarados}} | {{main|Misty's Gyarados}} | ||
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In ''[[DPA08|Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!]]'', [[Cyrus]] sent out his Gyarados after his Weavile suffered heavy damage from Piplup's surprise attack. He used its Giga Impact to destroy the rope bridge where the battle was taking place, sending Hareta and Piplup falling into the river below. | In ''[[DPA08|Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!]]'', [[Cyrus]] sent out his Gyarados after his Weavile suffered heavy damage from Piplup's surprise attack. He used its Giga Impact to destroy the rope bridge where the battle was taking place, sending Hareta and Piplup falling into the river below. | ||
A Trainer's Gyarados appeared in a flashback in ''[[DPA26|Hearts and Spirits Collide]]''. | |||
===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga=== | ===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga=== | ||
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* [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Sky]]: A Gyarados appears in the [[Miracle Sea]]. He scares off the {{p|Phione}} in order to claim the Phione Dew, but is stopped by the player's team. | * [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Sky]]: A Gyarados appears in the [[Miracle Sea]]. He scares off the {{p|Phione}} in order to claim the Phione Dew, but is stopped by the player's team. | ||
* [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]: Gyarados tries to take over the Beach Zone in {{p|Empoleon}}'s absence. {{p|Pikachu}} then has to beat Gyarados's Aqua Dash so Gyarados stops trying to take over. | * [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]: Gyarados tries to take over the Beach Zone in {{p|Empoleon}}'s absence. {{p|Pikachu}} then has to beat Gyarados's Aqua Dash so Gyarados stops trying to take over. | ||
* [[Pokémon: Magikarp Jump]]: The player's Magikarp may evolve into Gyarados as part of the "Adios, Gyarados!" and "Macho Karp" {{DL|Pokémon: Magikarp Jump|Random encounter events|events}} (and thereby force it to retire). | |||
===Pokédex entries=== | ===Pokédex entries=== | ||
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{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sun|entry=A tale is told of a town that angered Gyarados. Before the sun rose the next day, flames utterly consumed the town, leaving not a trace behind.}} | {{Dex/Entry1|v=Sun|entry=A tale is told of a town that angered Gyarados. Before the sun rose the next day, flames utterly consumed the town, leaving not a trace behind.}} | ||
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Moon|entry=There are people who swear that any place Gyarados appears is fated for destruction.}} | {{Dex/Entry1|v=Moon|entry=There are people who swear that any place Gyarados appears is fated for destruction.}} | ||
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Ultra Sun|entry=It fires hyper beams in all directions, burning the surrounding area to ash. There are some regions where it's called “the deity of destruction.”}} | |||
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Ultra Moon|entry=The energy from evolution stimulated its brain cells strongly, causing it to become very ferocious.}} | |||
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{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sun|entry=Mega Evolution also affects its brain, leaving no other function except its destructive instinct to burn everything to cinders.}} | {{Dex/Entry1|v=Sun|entry=Mega Evolution also affects its brain, leaving no other function except its destructive instinct to burn everything to cinders.}} | ||
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Moon|entry=It jets water from the orifices on its sides, streaking above the water surface at supersonic speed.}} | {{Dex/Entry1|v=Moon|entry=It jets water from the orifices on its sides, streaking above the water surface at supersonic speed.}} | ||
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Ultra Sun|entry=Mega Evolution places a burden on its body. The stress causes it to become all the more ferocious.}} | |||
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Ultra Moon|entry=It zooms out of the water at Mach speeds. Even large ships caught in its path are split cleanly in two!}} | |||
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|type=water | |type=water | ||
|type2=flying | |type2=flying | ||
|rby1=Bitter Berry|rby1type= | |rby1=Bitter Berry|rby1type=None|rby1rar=100|rby1image=no | ||
|event1=Gyaradosite|event1type=Mega Stone|event1rar=100 | |event1=Gyaradosite|event1type=Mega Stone|event1rar=100 | ||
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====By [[Move Tutor|tutoring]]==== | ====By [[Move Tutor|tutoring]]==== | ||
{{learnlist/tutorh/7|Gyarados|Water|Flying|2}} | {{learnlist/tutorh/7|Gyarados|Water|Flying|2}} | ||
{{learnlist/ | {{learnlist/tutor7|Aqua Tail|Water|Physical|90|90|10||'''|no|yes}} | ||
{{learnlist/tutor7|Bounce|Flying|Physical|85|85|5||'''|no|yes}} | |||
{{learnlist/tutor7|Dragon Pulse|Dragon|Special|85|100|10|||no|yes}} | |||
{{learnlist/tutor7|Icy Wind|Ice|Special|55|95|15|||no|yes}} | |||
{{learnlist/tutor7|Iron Head|Steel|Physical|80|100|15|||no|yes}} | |||
{{learnlist/tutor7|Iron Tail|Steel|Physical|100|75|15|||no|yes}} | |||
{{learnlist/tutor7|Outrage|Dragon|Physical|120|100|10|||no|yes}} | |||
{{learnlist/tutor7|Snore|Normal|Special|50|100|15|||no|yes}} | |||
{{learnlist/tutor7|Spite|Ghost|Status|—|100|10|||no|yes}} | |||
{{learnlist/tutor7|Uproar|Normal|Special|90|100|10|||no|yes}} | |||
{{learnlist/tutor7|Water Pulse|Water|Special|60|100|20||'''|no|yes}} | |||
{{learnlist/tutorf/7|Gyarados|Water|Flying|2|form=mega}} | {{learnlist/tutorf/7|Gyarados|Water|Flying|2|form=mega}} | ||
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{{learnlist/prevo7|129|Magikarp|||||Tackle|Normal|Physical|40|100|35}} | {{learnlist/prevo7|129|Magikarp|||||Tackle|Normal|Physical|40|100|35}} | ||
{{learnlist/prevo7|129|Magikarp|||||Flail|Normal|Physical|—|100|15}} | {{learnlist/prevo7|129|Magikarp|||||Flail|Normal|Physical|—|100|15}} | ||
{{learnlist/prevo7|129|Magikarp|e||||Bounce|Flying|Physical|85|85|5|'''}} | {{learnlist/prevo7|129|Magikarp|e||||Bounce|Flying|Physical|85|85|5|'''|{{sup/7|SM}}}} | ||
{{learnlist/prevof/7|Gyarados|Water|Flying|1}} | {{learnlist/prevof/7|Gyarados|Water|Flying|1}} | ||
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|skill=Power of 5+ | |skill=Power of 5+ | ||
|skilldesc=Attacks do even more damage when you make a match of five. | |skilldesc=Attacks do even more damage when you make a match of five. | ||
|megaspeedup= | |megaspeedup=12 | ||
|effectdesc=Erases Pokémon on a | |effectdesc=Erases Pokémon on a randomized jagged line vertically. | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Spindata/Shuffle|col=3|type=Water|ndex=130S|num=478 | {{Spindata/Shuffle|col=3|type=Water|ndex=130S|num=478 | ||
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|skilldesc=Making an L-shaped match deals more damage than usual. | |skilldesc=Making an L-shaped match deals more damage than usual. | ||
|megaspeedup=10 | |megaspeedup=10 | ||
|effectdesc=Erases all Mega | |effectdesc=Erases all Mega Gyarados in the puzzle area. | ||
}} | }} | ||
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* In the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], Gyarados' name was ''Skulkraken'', a combination of ''skull'' and ''{{wp|kraken}}'' (a mythological sea monster). | * In the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], Gyarados' name was ''Skulkraken'', a combination of ''skull'' and ''{{wp|kraken}}'' (a mythological sea monster). | ||
* Gyarados is tied with {{p|Magikarp}} and {{p|Regigigas}} for being the lowest level Pokémon encountered in the wild, as well as also tied with Magikarp for the highest level Pokémon encountered in the wild. In {{game|Black and White|s 2|Black 2 and White 2}}, Gyarados can be found at levels ranging from level 1 to 100 in the [[Nature Preserve]] by using a {{DL|Fishing|Super Rod}} in rippling water. | * Gyarados is tied with {{p|Magikarp}} and {{p|Regigigas}} for being the lowest level Pokémon encountered in the wild, as well as also tied with Magikarp for the highest level Pokémon encountered in the wild. In {{game|Black and White|s 2|Black 2 and White 2}}, Gyarados can be found at levels ranging from level 1 to 100 in the [[Nature Preserve]] by using a {{DL|Fishing|Super Rod}} in rippling water. |
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Gyarados (Japanese: ギャラドス Gyarados) is a dual-type Water/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from Magikarp starting at level 20. It can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados using the Gyaradosite.
Biology
Gyarados is a serpentine Chinese dragon-like Pokémon. It is mostly blue, with a yellow underbelly and yellow spots along its body. It has a three-pointed, dark blue crest on its head and four white, dorsal fins. Its mouth is very large and gaping, bearing four canine teeth. It has one barbel on each side of its face. The barbels are white on a female and the same color as the main body on a male. Gyarados's tailfin is similar in structure to the crest on its head, except with a thin, white fin spread between the points.
Mega Gyarados is bulkier than its previous form. The fins on its face, its barbels, and its crest are now considerably longer. A large spike extends downward underneath its chin, and it now has a black underside. The yellow spots along its body are replaced by raised red scales that run down its side with a single red stripe below them. Two large white fins appear on its back, similar to those on its face. Most of the other fins along its back disappear, except for the one near the tail. Instead, it now has four white, pointed fins near is tail: two on its back and two on its underside.
Both Gyarados and its Mega form have demonstrated in the anime that it can leap huge distances both from the water and from the ground, usually several times its own body length. Its fangs can crush stones and its scales are harder than steel. Gyarados is infamously known for its fierce temper and wanton destructive tendencies, and is attracted to violence. In addition, Gyarados is also notoriously difficult to tame even after it is captured by the Trainer, usually requiring an exceptional amount of work in taming it until it can obey its Trainer. Gyarados usually lives in large bodies of water, such as lakes and ponds or even seas and oceans.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
James's Gyarados
James's Magikarp evolved into a Gyarados in Pokémon Shipwreck after he became frustrated with it and kicked it into the water.
Misty's Gyarados
Misty obtained a Gyarados after passing the PIA test in Cerulean Blues. Prior to the test, Misty was terrified of Gyarados, but in order to pass the test, she had to overcome her fear of it. In the end, she calmed and kept the Gyarados. In When Regions Collide!, it was revealed that it can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados.
Red Gyarados
Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution and Rage Of Innocence focused on a red Gyarados. It was on a destructive rampage until Lance captured it. This Gyarados appeared again in Gaining Groudon and The Scuffle of Legends to stop the feuding of Groudon and Kyogre.
Other
Groups of Gyarados were seen from within a submarine disguised as or styled after a Gyarados by Jessie, James, and Meowth in The Pi-Kahuna shortly before the onset of a massive, annual tidal wave celebrated by local surfers who were apparently not aware of the annual migration. According to James, the Gyarados gathered each year in this location to lay their eggs.
In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a Gyarados owned by Fergus was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo. Fergus attacked Mewtwo with Gyarados's Hyper Beam, but Mewtwo turned the attack back on it, knocking the Gyarados out. The Gyarados clone reappeared in Mewtwo Returns. Before Mewtwo appeared, Ash commented that he heard that Gyarados were hard to train.
Two Gyarados appeared in The Joy of Water Pokémon. One was an inhabitant of Lake Lucid, while the other one was being treated by Nurse Joy for neck problems.
Trinity used a Gyarados in her battle against Misty in the Whirl Cup in The Perfect Match!. It reappeared in a flashback in Espeon, Not Included.
Clair's Gyarados debuted alongside her in Beauty is Skin Deep. It was later used in her battle against Ash in Better Eight Than Never, where it was defeated by Pikachu.
A Gyarados appeared in Sandshrew's Locker!.
A Gyarados appeared in A Crasher Course in Power!, under the ownership of Crasher Wake. It battled in his Gym match against Ash, but it was defeated by Pikachu.
A Gyarados appeared in SS027.
A Gyarados that can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados debuted in Mega Evolution Special I, battling a Mega Abomasnow.
A Shiny Gyarados that can Mega Evolve into Mega Gyarados appeared in Coming Apart at the Dreams!, under the ownership of Lysandre.
Minor appearances
Gyarados debuted in a cameo appearance in Pokémon - I Choose You!. It was seen swimming by in a river that Ash had jumped into to avoid being chased by a flock of Spearow.
A Gyarados appeared in the banned episode EP035.
A Gyarados appeared in Lights, Camera, Quack-tion, as part of the cast for the movie "Pokémon in Love".
A Gyarados appeared in Poké Ball Peril.
Nurse Joy befriended a giant Magikarp that later evolved into Gyarados in The Joy of Pokémon. Despite Magikarp being giant, it was regular-sized as a Gyarados.
Multiple Gyarados appeared in The Power of One and Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
The Magikarp that Dr. Quackenpoker had been observing evolved into Gyarados in The Wacky Watcher!.
A Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in The Rivalry Revival.
A Gyarados appeared in A Better Pill to Swallow as part of Brock's fantasy.
A Gyarados made a brief appearance in Houndoom's Special Delivery, where it splashed away Houndoom and Misty's Togepi.
A Gyarados appeared in Celebi: Voice of the Forest. It briefly reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine movies.
A Gyarados appeared in Dueling Heroes.
Lance owns a normal Gyarados, but not much is known about this one, as its only appearance was in Marina's fantasy in The Legend of Thunder!.
A Gyarados was one of the Pokémon living in Lake Slowpoke in Enlighten Up!.
A Gyarados appeared in Gary's explanation in Johto Photo Finish.
A Gyarados appeared in A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!, under the ownership of Lola.
Four Gyarados appeared in The Search for the Legend, where they were driven away by Silver's Salamence.
A Gyarados made a brief cameo appearance as a thief in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness.
A Gyarados appeared in Talking a Good Game!, where Salon Maiden Anabel helped it with its problem.
A Gyarados appeared in All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!, in which it participated in the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest.
A Gyarados was used by one of the students of Pokémon Summer Academy in the second leg of the Pokémon Triathlon in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.
A Gyarados blasted Team Rocket away in Strategy Begins at Home!.
A Gyarados made a cameo appearance in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Gyarados appeared in Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!.
A Gyarados appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
A Gyarados and its Mega Evolved form appeared during the opening sequence of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
A Gyarados appeared in Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!, where it was seen playing Pokémon Base.
A Mega Gyarados appeared during a fantasy in Big Sky, Small Fry!.
A Gyarados appeared in I Choose You!.
A wild Gyarados appeared in Alola, Kanto!, where it scared Misty, Lillie, and Mallow.
Three Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in When Regions Collide!.
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In Pokémon Generations
Red Gyarados
The red Gyarados made an appearance in The Lake of Rage.
Other
A Gyarados appeared during a flashback in The Redemption as one of the many Pokémon fighting in the great war of Kalos 3,000 years previously.
In the manga
In the movie adaptations
A Gyarados appeared in Get Fired Up, Marshadow!, under the ownership of Borosue.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
- Main article: Misty's Gyarados
Misty owns a Gyarados in the The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga.
Gary has a Gyarados which was sent out with his other Pokémon to battle the giant Slowpoke in Ash vs. Gary.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Gyara
- Main article: Silver's Gyarados
Gyarados debuts in Gyarados Splashes In!. Here, an enraged one attacks his own Trainer, Misty, but is recaught by Red, who returns him to her. The drastic change in attitude of the Pokémon was the result of a Team Rocket experiment as is shown in Raging Rhydon. Later on, Misty traded this Gyarados to Red in exchange for Red's Krabby which he names him Gyara. When Red borrows Blue's Charizard to travel to Mt. Silver, he temporarily trades his Gyarados to Blue. He later appears as one of Blue's Pokémon in Entranced by Entei, used against Entei, and later part of his revealed team during the Gym Leader face-off. Prior to the FireRed and LeafGreen saga, Blue returns Gyarados to Red.
A Gyarados is later seen with Lance, using its Bubble Beam to shield him from the lava of Mt. Cerise. Lance had it since it was a Magikarp, it first appeared in Extricated from Exeggutor.
Multiple Magikarp had evolved into Gyarados at the Lake of Rage from the Radio waves emitted from Team Rocket in Raise the Red Gyarados. They are seen again in Delibird Delivery - 1 where they were seen in a flashback, and again in Delibird Delivery - 2 where they were temporarily under Silver's control to surround the Masked Man.
A Red Gyarados was seen in the Lake of Rage in Raise the Red Gyarados, but he was caught by Silver. He had the ability to control the other Gyarados in the lake. He continues to be on his team since the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc.
In Debonaire Dragonair in the Dragon's Den three Gyarados appeared rising out of the water but did not attack Clair. Instead, they make way for her peacefully before Suicune appears and attacks.
A Gyarados was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest in The Last Battle XIII.
A Gyarados appeared in a fantasy in Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming.
Crasher Wake also has a Gyarados which was very briefly seen during his presentation, where he was riding on it in A Skuffle with Skorupi.
Cyrus owns a Gyarados which first appeared in Shunning Spiritomb.
A Gyarados appeared in a flashback in One Way or Another and Flabébé Blooms.
Lysandre's Gyarados appears in They Have a Flare for a Li'l Kanga-Napping. Lysandre eventually fashioned a Mega Ring with a Key Stone stolen from Korrina, with it he can Mega Evolve his Gyarados into Mega Gyarados.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
Shū has a Gyarados in the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga.
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Black owns a Gyarados in The Golden Boys manga.
In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga
Rald has a Gyarados as seen in Battle Between Student and Master!.
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Crasher Wake has a Gyarados which was used against Hareta in a Gym battle in Dialga's Secret Keys.
In Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!, Cyrus sent out his Gyarados after his Weavile suffered heavy damage from Piplup's surprise attack. He used its Giga Impact to destroy the rope bridge where the battle was taking place, sending Hareta and Piplup falling into the river below.
A Trainer's Gyarados appeared in a flashback in Hearts and Spirits Collide.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Lance owns a Gyarados as seen in Space Havoc!!.
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In the TCG
- Main article: Gyarados (TCG)
Red Gyarados have appeared five times in the TCG, once in Neo Revelation as Shining Gyarados, once in EX Holon Phantoms as Gyarados δ, once in HeartGold & SoulSilver as Gyarados, and twice in BREAKpoint as Gyarados-EX and M Gyarados-EX.
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Gyarados only appears as a trophy.
Trophy information
"An Atrocious Pokémon rarely seen in the wild. When it does appear, it's usually running rampant in a destructive rage--behavior that has the unfortunate side effect of leaving whole cities in ruin. It is said that when humans begin a conflict, Gyarados incinerates the towns of both warring parties. There are records of a Gyarados rampage lasting as long as a month. Its pre-evolution form is Magikarp."
Game data
In Diamond and Pearl, a red Gyarados is featured on the TV on a program called "Search for the Red Gyarados." It is this that inspires Lucas or Dawn and their rival to go to Lake Verity, to see if there is a rare Pokémon dwelling in it.
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky: A Gyarados appears in the Miracle Sea. He scares off the Phione in order to claim the Phione Dew, but is stopped by the player's team.
- PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure: Gyarados tries to take over the Beach Zone in Empoleon's absence. Pikachu then has to beat Gyarados's Aqua Dash so Gyarados stops trying to take over.
- Pokémon: Magikarp Jump: The player's Magikarp may evolve into Gyarados as part of the "Adios, Gyarados!" and "Macho Karp" events (and thereby force it to retire).
Pokédex entries
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XY | Pokémon Center Battle Championship Gyarados | All | Japan | 50 | May 10 to 18, 2014; June 23 to July 6, 2014 |
XYORAS | Pokémon Center Hiroshima Gyarados | All | Japan | 20 | June 25, 2015; June 26 to August 31, 2015 |
ORAS | Winter Counterattack Gyarados | All | South Korea | 50 | January 16 to 17, 2016 |
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100
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94 - 167 | 184 - 328 | |
81
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77 - 146 | 150 - 287 | |
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81
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Trivia
- In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Gyarados' name was Skulkraken, a combination of skull and kraken (a mythological sea monster).
- Gyarados is tied with Magikarp and Regigigas for being the lowest level Pokémon encountered in the wild, as well as also tied with Magikarp for the highest level Pokémon encountered in the wild. In Black 2 and White 2, Gyarados can be found at levels ranging from level 1 to 100 in the Nature Preserve by using a Super Rod in rippling water.
- In Generation II and Generation IV, Gyarados is the first of only two Shiny Pokémon to be integrated into a game's plot (the second was Celebi in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness).
- Gyarados is tied with Milotic for the greatest increase in base stat total after evolving, at 340 points.
- As of Generation VII, Gyarados and its pre-evolution's Egg Group combination (Water 2 and Dragon) is unique.
- As of X and Y, Gyarados is used by three of the nine Pokémon League Champions, being used by Blue, Lance, and Wallace, making it the most popular Pokémon among Pokémon League Champions thus far (although Blue does not always have a Gyarados, depending on the player's starter Pokémon). However, Blue is the only one to use it in the Pokémon World Tournament.
- Gyarados is also a popular Pokémon among Gym Leaders, being used by Blue, Clair, and Crasher Wake.
- Gyarados has also been used twice by two villainous Team Leaders. The first instance was Cyrus and the second instance was Lysandre.
- In many ways, Gyarados is the counterpart of Milotic. Both are the serpentine evolved forms of weak fish Pokémon, and both appear in times of conflict, Gyarados to destroy, Milotic to becalm. Both have base stat totals of 540, the only difference being the distribution of their Attack, Special Attack and Special Defense stats.
- Mega Gyarados has highest Attack stat of all Water-type Pokémon.
- Mega Gyarados is tied with Hoopa Unbound as the tallest Dark-type Pokémon.
Origin
It appears to be based on a sea dragon or sea serpent and chinese dragon. Gyarados is partially based on a legend about how carp that leapt over the Dragon Gate would become dragons. Several waterfalls and cataracts in China are believed to be the location of the Dragon Gate. This is referenced by Pokémon Snap, as the player needs to get a Magikarp into a waterfall to evolve it into Gyarados. This legend is an allegory of the drive and efforts needed to overcome obstacles (which can be tied to the fact that Gyarados' pre-evolution, Magikarp, could possibly take a lot of drive and effort to legitimately evolve into Gyarados).
Its Flying-type may be a reference of koinobori, a carp-shaped wind sock traditionally flown to celebrate the Children's Day in Japan, formerly called Tango no Sekku (端午の節句).
Name origin
Gyarados may derive from 虐殺 gyakusatsu (massacre/slaughter) or 逆境 gyakkyō (hardship/adversity)—both words relate to the creature's violent nature and the hardship it experienced before evolving. In addition, 逆 gyaku means "reverse" or "contrary", possibly referring to how Gyarados evolves from a pathetically weak Pokémon to one capable of destroying entire cities, and, in legend, how the carp goes against the flow of the waterfall in order to reach the top. It may also involve 嵐 arashi (storm) or 争い arasoi (conflict, referencing on how it appeared during wars). The last part may be from ドス dosu (onomatopoeia for the piercing of flesh, again owing to Gyarados' violent nature).
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